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Their stories were lost to slavery. Now DNA is writing them

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Utah lab to examine DNA evidence from Atlanta child murders

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9/11 victim Dorothy Morgan ID’d days before 20th anniversary of attack

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Doctors are hopeful about a gene-editing treatment for sickle cell

The Associated Press reported that scientists are seeing promising results from the first studies testing gene editing for a painful,
/ December 5, 2020
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When your bro is your brother: Friends discover they’re kin after taking 23andMe test

Imagine going through your whole life thinking you’re an only child and then finding out one of your good friends
/ April 19, 2019
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Family Tree DNA, previously blasted for secretly working with the FBI, now openly advertises law enforcement ties

Family Tree DNA is now openly advertising their law enforcement ties and encouraging customers to help them solve crimes.
/ March 29, 2019
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High profile arrest led Alabama police to genealogy testing

OZARK, Ala. (AP) — A truck-driving preacher accused of killing two teenage girls from Alabama nearly 20 years ago was
/ March 19, 2019
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Elizabeth Warren stands by her Cherokee ancestry claims at rally

Sen. Elizabeth Warren stands by her DNA results that show that she does have traces of indigenous blood in her ancestry at a rally in Iowa. Is it enough for The Cherokee Nation, President Donald Trump and others to accept? Is she looking for acceptance from anyone about her truth?
/ January 6, 2019
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Medical experts worry about testing DNA to reunite families

The Trump administration’s use of DNA testing to match migrant children separated from their parents is justifiable as a last resort, medical experts say, but raises a host of ethical problems.
/ July 11, 2018
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Man freed from prison after spending 19 years for a murder he didn’t commit

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A Texas man who spent 19 years in prison for the killing of a friend has been freed after a witness said he lied and a bloody palm print at the crime scene was linked to another person…
/ May 18, 2016